First, the researchers measured the beta-carotene concentrations found in commercial sweet potato puree and sweet potato flour produced in their lab from fresh Covington sweet potatoes, as well as in three sweet potato bread formulations, using hexane extraction and absorption at 450 nm.

Mohammed Essa, General Manager UK and Ireland, Aviko, explains: "The growing appeal of sweet potato demonstrates it is an opportune time for chefs to introduce a variety of sweet potato options on menus.

Factors compared were the spatial arrangement of corn and sweet potato as factor A (mono sweet corn, mono sweet potato and intercropped sweet corn with sweet potato), and type of fertilizers such as mushroom spent, rice ash, and inorganic fertilizers as factor B.

SONIC Drive-In (Nasdaq:SONC), operator of a drive-in restaurant chain, announced on Friday a new line of sweet cream sodas, offering a throw-back taste of classic flavours the old-fashioned way with a new-fashioned pop.

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